Laurent and all, I just got one of those new Minoru stereo webcams. At 90 bucks from Amazon, the Minoru is several times cheaper than any alternative, and there are lots of cool things you could do with a stereo camera under Linux (see http://www.minoru3d.com/ ).
The good news is that uvcvideo recognizes the stereo camera as two separate cameras (which appear as /dev/video0 and /dev/video1 in my laptop with Ubuntu 8.10). I can grab video from the left and right camera separately with no problem. I'm using the standard uvcvideo driver that comes with Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid. The problem is that I cannot seem to be able to grab from both cameras simultaneously. If I turn on streaming on one camera, the second camera refuses to turn on streaming. In other words " ioctl(fd, VIDIOC_STREAMON, &type)" with "type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE" fails (it returns -2). dmesg says: uvcvideo: Failed to submit URB 0 (-28). Similarly, if I have luvcview running on one camera and I try to start luvcview on the other camera, I get the error message: "Unable to start capture: No space left on device" I suspect this is a problem with the USB bus bandwidth. The problem with luvcview occurs even if I reduce the resolution to 160x120 with "luvcview -d /dev/video0 -s 160x120" Is there an easy fix? A difficult fix? Thanks, -- Yann ________________________________________________________________ Trace of luvcview: $ luvcview -d /dev/video0 & [1] 6266 $ luvcview 0.2.4 SDL information: Video driver: x11 A window manager is available Device information: Device path: /dev/video0 Stream settings: Frame format: YUYV (MJPG is not supported by device) Frame size: 640x480 Frame rate: 30 fps $ luvcview -d /dev/video1 & [2] 6296 $ luvcview 0.2.4 SDL information: Video driver: x11 A window manager is available Device information: Device path: /dev/video1 Stream settings: Frame format: YUYV (MJPG is not supported by device) Frame size: 640x480 Frame rate: 30 fps Unable to start capture: No space left on device Error grabbing Cleanup done. Exiting ... $ ________________________________________________________________ Here is the output of "sudo lsusb -v" for one of the cameras (the other is deleted to stay below the 40KB limit). Bus 005 Device 020: ID 0ac8:3410 Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 239 Miscellaneous Device bDeviceSubClass 2 ? bDeviceProtocol 1 Interface Association bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x0ac8 Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. idProduct 0x3410 bcdDevice 1.00 iManufacturer 1 Vimicro Corp. iProduct 2 Vimicro USB2.0 PC Camera iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 481 bNumInterfaces 2 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x80 (Bus Powered) MaxPower 128mA Interface Association: bLength 8 bDescriptorType 11 bFirstInterface 0 bInterfaceCount 2 bFunctionClass 14 Video bFunctionSubClass 3 Video Interface Collection bFunctionProtocol 0 iFunction 2 Vimicro USB2.0 PC Camera Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 14 Video bInterfaceSubClass 1 Video Control bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 2 Vimicro USB2.0 PC Camera VideoControl Interface Descriptor: bLength 13 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 1 (HEADER) bcdUVC 1.00 wTotalLength 79 dwClockFrequency 30.000000MHz bInCollection 1 baInterfaceNr( 0) 1 VideoControl Interface Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 2 (INPUT_TERMINAL) bTerminalID 1 wTerminalType 0x0201 Camera Sensor bAssocTerminal 0 iTerminal 0 wObjectiveFocalLengthMin 0 wObjectiveFocalLengthMax 0 wOcularFocalLength 0 bControlSize 3 bmControls 0x0000000a Auto-Exposure Mode Exposure Time (Absolute) VideoControl Interface Descriptor: bLength 11 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 5 (PROCESSING_UNIT) Warning: Descriptor too short bUnitID 2 bSourceID 1 wMaxMultiplier 0 bControlSize 2 bmControls 0x0000177b Brightness Contrast Saturation Sharpness Gamma White Balance Temperature Backlight Compensation Gain Power Line Frequency White Balance Temperature, Auto iProcessing 0 bmVideoStandards 0x 9 None SECAM - 625/50 VideoControl Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 3 (OUTPUT_TERMINAL) bTerminalID 3 wTerminalType 0x0101 USB Streaming bAssocTerminal 0 bSourceID 2 iTerminal 0 VideoControl Interface Descriptor: bLength 28 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 6 (EXTENSION_UNIT) bUnitID 4 guidExtensionCode {5dc717a9-1941-da11-ae0e-000d56ac7b4c} bNumControl 8 bNrPins 1 baSourceID( 0) 1 bControlSize 3 bmControls( 0) 0x59 bmControls( 1) 0x80 bmControls( 2) 0x80 iExtension 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x000a 1x 10 bytes bInterval 5 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 1 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 0 bInterfaceClass 14 Video bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor: bLength 14 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 1 (INPUT_HEADER) bNumFormats 1 wTotalLength 243 bEndPointAddress 130 bmInfo 0 bTerminalLink 3 bStillCaptureMethod 2 bTriggerSupport 1 bTriggerUsage 1 bControlSize 1 bmaControls( 0) 27 VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor: bLength 27 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 4 (FORMAT_UNCOMPRESSED) bFormatIndex 1 bNumFrameDescriptors 5 guidFormat {59555932-0000-1000-8000-00aa00389b71} bBitsPerPixel 16 bDefaultFrameIndex 1 bAspectRatioX 0 bAspectRatioY 0 bmInterlaceFlags 0x00 Interlaced stream or variable: No Fields per frame: 1 fields Field 1 first: No Field pattern: Field 1 only bCopyProtect 0 VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor: bLength 34 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 5 (FRAME_UNCOMPRESSED) bFrameIndex 1 bmCapabilities 0x00 Still image unsupported wWidth 640 wHeight 480 dwMinBitRate 768000 dwMaxBitRate 196608000 dwMaxVideoFrameBufferSize 614400 dwDefaultFrameInterval 333333 bFrameIntervalType 2 dwFrameInterval( 0) 333333 dwFrameInterval( 1) 666667 VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor: bLength 34 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 5 (FRAME_UNCOMPRESSED) bFrameIndex 2 bmCapabilities 0x00 Still image unsupported wWidth 352 wHeight 288 dwMinBitRate 768000 dwMaxBitRate 196608000 dwMaxVideoFrameBufferSize 202752 dwDefaultFrameInterval 333333 bFrameIntervalType 2 dwFrameInterval( 0) 333333 dwFrameInterval( 1) 666667 VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor: bLength 34 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 5 (FRAME_UNCOMPRESSED) bFrameIndex 3 bmCapabilities 0x00 Still image unsupported wWidth 320 wHeight 240 dwMinBitRate 768000 dwMaxBitRate 196608000 dwMaxVideoFrameBufferSize 153600 dwDefaultFrameInterval 333333 bFrameIntervalType 2 dwFrameInterval( 0) 333333 dwFrameInterval( 1) 666667 VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor: bLength 34 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 5 (FRAME_UNCOMPRESSED) bFrameIndex 4 bmCapabilities 0x00 Still image unsupported wWidth 176 wHeight 144 dwMinBitRate 768000 dwMaxBitRate 196608000 dwMaxVideoFrameBufferSize 50688 dwDefaultFrameInterval 333333 bFrameIntervalType 2 dwFrameInterval( 0) 333333 dwFrameInterval( 1) 666667 VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor: bLength 34 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 5 (FRAME_UNCOMPRESSED) bFrameIndex 5 bmCapabilities 0x00 Still image unsupported wWidth 160 wHeight 120 dwMinBitRate 768000 dwMaxBitRate 196608000 dwMaxVideoFrameBufferSize 38400 dwDefaultFrameInterval 333333 bFrameIntervalType 2 dwFrameInterval( 0) 333333 dwFrameInterval( 1) 666667 VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor: bLength 26 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 3 (STILL_IMAGE_FRAME) bEndpointAddress 0 bNumImageSizePatterns 5 wWidth( 0) 640 wHeight( 0) 480 wWidth( 1) 352 wHeight( 1) 288 wWidth( 2) 320 wHeight( 2) 240 wWidth( 3) 176 wHeight( 3) 144 wWidth( 4) 160 wHeight( 4) 120 bNumCompressionPatterns 5 VideoStreaming Interface Descriptor: bLength 6 bDescriptorType 36 bDescriptorSubtype 13 (COLORFORMAT) bColorPrimaries 0 (Unspecified) bTransferCharacteristics 0 (Unspecified) bMatrixCoefficients 0 (Unspecified) Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 1 bAlternateSetting 1 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 14 Video bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 5 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type Asynchronous Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0080 1x 128 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 1 bAlternateSetting 2 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 14 Video bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 5 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type Asynchronous Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 1 bAlternateSetting 3 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 14 Video bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 5 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type Asynchronous Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0400 1x 1024 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 1 bAlternateSetting 4 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 14 Video bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 5 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type Asynchronous Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0b00 2x 768 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 1 bAlternateSetting 5 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 14 Video bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 5 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type Asynchronous Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0c00 2x 1024 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 1 bAlternateSetting 6 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 14 Video bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 5 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type Asynchronous Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x1380 3x 896 bytes bInterval 1 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 1 bAlternateSetting 7 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 14 Video bInterfaceSubClass 2 Video Streaming bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 5 Transfer Type Isochronous Synch Type Asynchronous Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x1400 3x 1024 bytes bInterval 1 Device Qualifier (for other device speed): bLength 10 bDescriptorType 6 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 239 Miscellaneous Device bDeviceSubClass 2 ? bDeviceProtocol 1 Interface Association bMaxPacketSize0 64 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